AZ Damiaan

Success Story

Improved patient service was the main objective in the AZ Damiaan hospital’s decision to switch both its outpatient clinic appointment booking service and the Operational Management ICT helpdesk to the Unify OpenScape Contact Center solution.

The goal for the AZ Damiaan hospital in Ostend, Belgium is to be a best practice in healthcare. Keeping up to date with technology is part of that mission. To provide better service to its patients, referring physicians and medical staff, AZ Damiaan opted to implement the OpenScape Contact Center solution.

The Task

In 2012, AZ Damiaan’s two sites were merged and the hospital administrators wanted to improve the appointment and ICT helpdesk service offered to patients and medical staff, while streamlining the task for its reception desk agents.

Before, calls were answered at the registration desk in a cascading order, which often led to long wait times and to an unequal work load balance between helpdesk agents. Without any way of monitoring calls, the hospital had no idea of the number of patients lost due to long wait times, and staff resource allotment was based on anecdotal experience rather than actual data.

The Benefits

By separating the patient registration and call center desks, employees in both areas can fully concentrate on their tasks, reducing wait times for callers and work stress for staff. The callback function helps to avoid caller frustration. OpenScape Contact Center Enterprise also allows for a priority line for referring physicians and internal specialists. Thanks to the real-time and cumulative reporting, managers can anticipate peak times and adjust staffing resources accordingly. The average wait time for patients calling is 20 seconds, while the average time to handle a call is typically limited to 57 seconds.

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